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Lasting Friendships

Posted by in Friends for Life, Marlene's Feel Good Blog | 2 comments

Here’s Something To Feel Good About Today…

I have a circle of girlfriends that I connect with once a month via conference call. When we formed our supportive circle we all lived in close proximity. Now half of us live on the west coast and half still live in NYC. We’ve been connecting now for almost 10 years never missing a month and even planning a yearly weekend vacation retreat together to enjoy each other’s company.

Tonight was our monthly call and as always I am reminded how different and yet how alike we all are. We all have our problems, issues and challenges to work through. We listen to each other, vent, and spew our honest feeling about spouses, jobs, and finances, whatever. Afterwards we all feel better than when the call began simply because there were others there to listen.

I am blessed to have these women in my life. They fill my need for emotional connection. Who is there open to listening to you, and more important are you ready to open up and share? It’s my belief that having close friends is vital to your health and well being. Remember that being a friend to someone else opens the door for them to be a friend to you. Let it begin with you and watch what happens.

Find Something To Feel Good About Everyday!

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2 Comments

  1. Zoe Chastain / October 14, 2009

    When we say friends, don’t just easily neglect an effort of a person to keep in touch.some people are getting tired.its not all the time that they hold on,make sure you make someone happy before everything is gone..”Open the your doors to let everybody knows the real you”..

  2. Erin Conway / October 14, 2009

    Friends are friends. They are the best person you count on always. Stay forever even if there are many problems and disgrace in life. If you have no friends your not normal or not human at all.

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My passion has always been storytelling whether that involves writing or imagery. Following this passion, I built a 20-year career licensing my unique hand painted illustrations and product designs to renowned companies in the gift, paper, and home décor categories. My clients include Waterford Wedgwood, Tiffany & Co., George Caspari, Shurman Fine Papers, Block China, Simon & Schuster, Random House, Cartier, Shaw Living, Stephen Lawrence, and many more. To view samples of my artwork, just go to http://www.createdigitalart.com/designers/marlene.php. Now, my passion has taken me to blogging, compiling, and sharing stories of people who in their own small way have made a difference in someone’s life; stories that have the amazing ability to reawaken our senses to experience everything that is and can be good in the world and connect us with each other.

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